1. In whatever direction the bias of men might be, from thence he might recall them, and teach them of his own true Father, as he himself says: I came to save and to find that which was lost.
  2. We will not become hopeless because the Lord is with us.
  3. The waiting of Advent isn’t just for Christmas; it’s for God’s reversal of all sin and evil and his renewal of all things.
  4. Let us rejoice, then, in this grace so that our glory may be the testimony of our conscience wherein we glory not in ourselves but in the Lord (2 Cor. 1:12).
  5. For with God we look not for the order of nature, but rest our faith in the power of him who works.
  6. We ache in eager anticipation as we see Christ in action and as we take in the snapshots of his life, death, and resurrection.
  7. Both now and forever, the bruised and crucified Lord nailed to a cross is our assurance of deliverance.
  8. Logos theology is a theology of presence without division. It is a way of unification, of which the incarnation is the greatest visible example.
  9. It’s the notion of mercy that leads us to the atonement, and it is the atonement that provides a foundational basis for the justification of sinners.
  10. Don't lose hope. Don't avoid church on Sunday morning.
  11. The legal record of debt for our sin was canceled because Jesus satisfied the legal demands for us by his life, death, and resurrection.